Fictional island nations

Fictional island nations

This is a list of fictional countries in various media which are said to be located upon islands.

Antarctic

*Tsalal: an island in the novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" by Edgar Allan Poe and its sequel "An Antarctic Mystery" by Jules Verne "not a country"

Atlantic

*Birdwell Island: "de facto" independent island community in the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series similar in geography and custom to an islands off of the east coast of the United States.
*Fröland: Island in the North Sea in the Dutch TV series "Fröland" - country?
*Islandia: self-isolated country in Austin Tappan Wright's novel "Islandia"
*Meropis: A parody of Atlantis created by Theopompus of Chios
*Sahrani: Atlantic island divided into the northern communist Democratic Republic of Sahrani and the oil-rich democratic monarchy of the Kingdom of South Sahrani in the video game "Armed Assault"

Caribbean

*Barclay Islands (the Barclays): British-dependent Caribbean archipelago off the Bahamas embroiled in conflict between Castro's Cuba and the drug trade in Frederick Forsyth's novel "The Deceiver".
*Booty Island: a pirate island in the Caribbean Sea in the game "", part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
*Cascara: a tiny Caribbean island in the movie "Water"
*Cayuna: an imaginary Caribbean island modelled on Jamaica in the novels of John Hearne
*Crab Island: poor Caribbean island shaped like a crab, under the domination of Crocodile Island, in the "Patrouille des Castors" comics
*Crocodile Island: Caribbean island shaped like a crocodile, with a dictatorial government which seems to be heavily influenced by Tahiti, in the "Patrouille des Castors" comics
*Jambalaya Island: an ex-pirate island in the Caribbean, turned to a tourist attraction center, in "Escape from Monkey Island"
*Lucre Island: a pirate island in the game, "Escape from Monkey Island"
*Mêlée Island: a pirate island in the Caribbean Sea, from the "Monkey Island" games, part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
*Phatt Island: an island in the Caribbean in the game ""
*Plunder Island: a pirate island in the Caribbean in the game "The Curse of Monkey Island", part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
*Porto Santo: a tiny island nation in Latin America visited by Steve Urkel in the "Family Matters" episode "South of the Border" (Note: Porto Santo is a real island of Madeira Archipelago)
*Sacramento: a Caribbean Island from Érico Veríssimo's novel, "O Senhor Embaixador" ("The Ambassador"), heavily based on Cuba.
*San Lorenzo: a tiny, rocky island nation located in the Caribbean Sea in Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle"
*San Cristobal: a fictional island used in many of the novels of the Barbadian writer George Lamming
*San Marcos (2): Caribbean island from an episode of "The A-Team"
*San Monique: Caribbean nation run by a drug lord in the James Bond movie "Live and Let Die"
*Santa Costa: Caribbean island dictatorship from the pilot episode of "". Appears to lie somewhere between Cuba and the Venezuelan coast on a map seen–briefly–at the start of the episode.
*Scabb Island: an anarchic pirate island in the Caribbean in the game ""
*Skull Island (2): a small pirate island in the Caribbean in the game "The Curse of Monkey Island"
*St. Virmessa: a small manmade island in the Caribbean off the coast of Great Camanoe
*Tropico: island nation in the Caribbean in the "Tropico" computer game

Indian Ocean

*Blefuscu: a land where all the people are tiny from the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. Enemies of Lilliput
*Genosha: an island nation which was established as a mutant homeland in Marvel Comics
*Houyhnhnms Land: a land where horses rule. The animalistic human-like creatures in this land are called Yahoos. From the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift.
*Ishkebar: small island nation between India and Thailand from "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" TV series, episode "Boston Holiday"
*Javasu: an island in the Indian Ocean, the alleged country of "Princess Caraboo"
*Lilliput: a land where all the people are tiny from the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
*Pala: island utopia in Aldous Huxley's "Island"
*Saint Georges Island: an island nation located somewhere in the Arabian Sea. It was the centrepoint of the episode "A Victory for Democracy" from the sitcom, "Yes, Prime Minister".
*Skull Island: from "King Kong" movie(s)
*Taprobane: a country described as "about ninety percent congruent with the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)" from Arthur C. Clarke's "The Fountains of Paradise"

Mediterranean

*Al Amarja: Mediterranean island state in the "Over the Edge" roleplaying game
*Barataria: island kingdom, presumably somewhere in the Mediterranean. The setting for Act II of the operetta "The Gondoliers", by Gilbert and Sullivan.
*Mervo: an island principality in the Mediterranean in the novel "The Prince and Betty" by P. G. Wodehouse
*Mypos: island nation around the Greek isles, home of Balki from "Perfect Strangers"
*Pathos: neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area in "Perfect Strangers"
*Skeptos: neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area in "Perfect Strangers"

Pacific

*Baki: homeland of Omio in Madeleine L'Engle's writing, a small Pacific island nation once dominated by British
*Balnibarbi: land containing the metropolis called Lagado from the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
*Bensalem: utopian island nation located somewhere off the Western coast of the continent of America from Francis Bacon's "The New Atlantis"
*Caspak: a huge island country located in the South seas somewhere between South America and Australia from Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Land That Time Forgot" and its sequels
*Eleutheria: an island nation in the Southwest Pacific Ocean from the Eleutheria Model Parliament role playing game.
*Glubbdubdrib: an island governed by a tribe of magicians. About one third the size of the Isle of Wight. From the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift.
*Gondal: imaginary country from the poems of Brontë sisters, characterized as an island in the North Pacific Ocean.
*Kinakuta (Queenah-Kootah): island state from Neal Stephenson's novels "Cryptonomicon" and "The Baroque Cycle"
*Luggnagg: an island state about 100 leagues SE from Japan. From the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift.
*Patusan: an island nation somewhere in the South China Sea in the movie "Surf Ninjas" as well as in the film "The Last Electric Knight" and the TV series "Sidekicks". Also mentioned in "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad. ????
*Taka-Tuka-Land: Astrid Lindgren's book about Pippi Longstocking mentions a travel to this country in the third book of the series. Pippi's father was a king there in the South Sea.
*Toga Toga Islands: South Pacific island nation featured on "The A-Team"
*Vanutu: a tiny South Pacific nation comprised of four atolls from the novel "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton

Other or uncertain

*Aquabania: an idyllic island, the supposed home of The Aquabats

*Arulco: The setting for the game Jagged Alliance 2, ruled by evil Queen Diedranna after overthrowing the once touristy peaceful land and turning it into a nightmarish police state.

*Bergen Ait - An uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea used as a British airbase in "Biggles in the Baltic"

*Bright Island: Believed to be off the North-west coast of Australia, mysterious goings on are observed in series one of Sea Patrol (TV series)

*Cacklogallinia: a kingdom off the coast of South America, from "A Voyage to Cacklogallinia" by Captain Samuel Brunt

*Cap'D'Far: a small island country from an episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" who's only export was fish bones

*Dinotopia: a hidden, utopian island from James Gurney's illustrated books

*Flyspeck Island: home of Gunk in the comic strip "Curtis" -- country?

*Hudatvia: A large island somewhere in the Middle East that is visited in two episodes of the Gerry Anderson series "Stingray", these being "Star of the East" and "Eastern Eclipse" respectively. Hudatvia is an island nation that is perpetually undergoing revolutions thanks to the quarrelling leaders, El Hudat and his brother Ali Khali, suggesting a perpetual civil war. King Triton attempts to use Hudatvia as a base for the conquest of the land, but the brother's quarrelling causes his plan to fail.

*Huella Islands: islands off the coast of Cayenne, mentioned in the Hardy Boys books. They are ruled by dictator Juan Posada and their "spy chief" is named Bedoya. The adjective is "Huellan".

*Istan: an island state in the online role-playing game, "Guild Wars Nightfall"

*Malevelosia: an island kingdom filled with supervillains in "Justice Squad"

*Mardi archipelago: from Herman Melville's "Mardi and a Voyage Thither"

*Mesa de Oro: unstable Latin American island in the "Three Young Investigators" series. (The name means "golden table" in Spanish.)

*Nollop: island state from the novel "Ella Minnow Pea" by Mark Dunn

*San Cristobel: tropical island country in "The Guiding Light" TV series, also the name for a separate fictional nation in the TV series "Automan"

*San Esperito: South American island nation from the video game "Just Cause". Translated in English means "St. espionage".

*San Seriffe: Fictional island nation featured in an elaborate April Fools Day hoax on 1 April 1977 in the British newspaper The Guardian. These islands have been reported at several different locations around the globe since 1977.

*Pokoponesia: island nation from the animated version of "The Tick"

*Sodor: Island on which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends by Rev. W. Awdry are based. Located in the Irish Sea next to the Isle of Man


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